Marlene R. "Cookie" Smelko
Marlene R. "Cookie" Smelko
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Cookie was united in marriage on September 4, 1965 to Eugene Smelko and they have spent the next 59 years happily together. She was a longtime member of St. Isidore Catholic Church in Bloomingdale, IL where she also taught CCD. Cookie was employed for many years in district #93 as a secretary. She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, sister, and aunt who will be deeply missed by her family and her many friends.
Cookie is survived by her husband, Eugene Smelko of Yorkville, IL; Jennifer (John) Evans of Oswego, IL, Rich (Michelle) Smelko of Elgin, IL, Jeff (Kristen) Smelko of Oswego, IL; her grandchildren, Brooklyn and Savannah Evans, Tristan and Leighton Smelko, Joey and Nicholas Smelko; her brothers, Robert (Cher) Gliszczynski of Huntley, IL, Ronald (Judy) Gliszczynski of Hanover Park, IL; as well as several nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her parents, George and Estelle Gliszczynski.
A Funeral Mass will be held at 10:00 AM on Wednesday, April 23, 2025 at St. Patrick Catholic Church, 406 Walnut Street, Yorkville, IL. Interment will follow in St. Adalbert Catholic Cemetery in Niles, IL.
Friends may visit from 4:00 PM until 7:00 PM on Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at Nelson Funeral Home, 1617 North Bridge Street, Yorkville, IL.
Arrangements by Nelson Funeral Homes & Crematory, www.NelsonFuneralHomes.com or (630) 553-7611.
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